Hold a moment in your mouth to keep the present instant from slipping away.
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含糊其词
含糊其词
to equivocate
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to equivocate
- ，。
He always speaks evasively, never answering directly.
- 貳动verb
to talk evasively (idiom)
- ，。
He always speaks in vague and evasive terms, never answering questions directly.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice; grain of rice)RADICAL
- 胡(vague; confused)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice porridge cooked until mushy becomes murky and turbid, hard to distinguish.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
含糊其词
Traditional含糊其詞
to equivocate
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to equivocate
- ，。
He always speaks evasively, never answering directly.
- 貳动verb
to talk evasively (idiom)
- ，。
He always speaks in vague and evasive terms, never answering questions directly.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice; grain of rice)RADICAL
- 胡(vague; confused)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice porridge cooked until mushy becomes murky and turbid, hard to distinguish.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
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